New computer mobo help

wakkoguy · Jun 28, 2006, 05:48 PM

Here's the situation. My dell dimension 8300's mobo just fried. I have to get a new mobo, however I don't want a dell one because they are too expensive. This also means that I have to get a new case as well.

I am looking at these cases: http://www.antec.com/Detail.bok?no=466
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129155
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811208005

I have an antec smartpower 400. The p180 does not come with a psu
the other two do. I am looking to do this for as cheap as possible
I have a 2.8ghz p4 northwood cpu. I also have a geforce 6800 agp card. then the standard hard drive, dvd burner etc.
What case and motherboard should I get? I don't mind selling my card and moving to a pci-e card either. I really would like a mobo that will allow me to upgrade later. any suggestions?

Azn Tr14dZ · Jun 28, 2006, 05:49 PM

Personally, I would go with the last one, the XION. But the Antec, the first one, is also great as well.

wakkoguy · Jun 28, 2006, 05:53 PM

why would you pick the xion?

Azn Tr14dZ · Jun 28, 2006, 05:58 PM

I like it because of the Window, and it's style. But the Antec (the first one), is plain, sleek, and has a good interior. Both would be nice.

wakkoguy · Jun 28, 2006, 06:56 PM

any motherboard suggestions?

drade · Jun 28, 2006, 06:59 PM

Go with the matrix VX, Light, sturdy, window, just plain old good. Its about 85$. Worth every penny.

Jun 28, 2006, 05:48 PM	#1
wakkoguy Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 7 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	New computer mobo help Here's the situation. My dell dimension 8300's mobo just fried. I have to get a new mobo, however I don't want a dell one because they are too expensive. This also means that I have to get a new case as well. I am looking at these cases: http://www.antec.com/Detail.bok?no=466 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129155 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811208005 I have an antec smartpower 400. The p180 does not come with a psu the other two do. I am looking to do this for as cheap as possible I have a 2.8ghz p4 northwood cpu. I also have a geforce 6800 agp card. then the standard hard drive, dvd burner etc. What case and motherboard should I get? I don't mind selling my card and moving to a pci-e card either. I really would like a mobo that will allow me to upgrade later. any suggestions?

Processor:	AMD Athlon 64 3200+
Motherboard:	DFI LanParty nf4 Ultra-D
Cooling:	Thermaltake Big Typhoon
Memory:	2x512MB GeIL
Video Card:	ATI Radeon X800XL
Hard Disk:	2x80GB Western Digital
Optical Drive:	DVD +/- RW
CRT/LCD Model:	HP vs17
Case:	SuperTalent
Sound Card:	Soundblaster
PSU:	Ultra X-Finity 500 Watt

Processor:	AMD Athlon 64 3200+
Motherboard:	DFI LanParty nf4 Ultra-D
Cooling:	Thermaltake Big Typhoon
Memory:	2x512MB GeIL
Video Card:	ATI Radeon X800XL
Hard Disk:	2x80GB Western Digital
Optical Drive:	DVD +/- RW
CRT/LCD Model:	HP vs17
Case:	SuperTalent
Sound Card:	Soundblaster
PSU:	Ultra X-Finity 500 Watt

System Name:	Classic Gamer
Processor:	Intel I5 2500K @ 4.5
Motherboard:	ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3
Cooling:	SWIFTECH H20-220 X edge 1st gen water block, Artic Silver 5, High Quality Tubing, Organic Coolant
Memory:	G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Video Card:	Powercolor(The 1st edition of this GPU) ATI 6870 HD 1GB x2 Crossfire x16/x16
Hard Disk:	1TB Western Digital 7200rpm - ADATA 256gb SSD
Optical Drive:	Mid Grade DVDRW/CDRW
CRT/LCD Model:	21.5" Dell LED LCD
Case:	NXZT Phantom Black/Green, W/ custom side window panel from Frozencpu
PSU:	775W Thermaltake Toughpower (2011)
Software:	Windows 7, ESET Smart Security, Office , Pepid
Benchmarks:	Intel 2500k @ 4.5 Constant. Doesn't go above 50c. Video cards are a little outdated but can handle

Jun 28, 2006, 05:49 PM	#2
Azn Tr14dZ Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,415 (1.67/day) Thanks: 16 Thanked 19 Times in 12 Posts System Specs	Personally, I would go with the last one, the XION. But the Antec, the first one, is also great as well.

Jun 28, 2006, 05:53 PM	#3
wakkoguy Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 7 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	why would you pick the xion?

Jun 28, 2006, 05:58 PM	#4
Azn Tr14dZ Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,415 (1.67/day) Thanks: 16 Thanked 19 Times in 12 Posts System Specs	I like it because of the Window, and it's style. But the Antec (the first one), is plain, sleek, and has a good interior. Both would be nice.

Jun 28, 2006, 06:56 PM	#5
wakkoguy Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 7 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	any motherboard suggestions?

Jun 28, 2006, 06:59 PM	#6
drade Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 1,268 (0.47/day) Thanks: 13 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts System Specs	Go with the matrix VX, Light, sturdy, window, just plain old good. Its about 85$. Worth every penny.

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